Name The name "Mutant Enemy" is taken from the song "
And You and I" by
progressive rock band
Yes, of whom Whedon is a professed fan: "There'll be no mutant enemy/we shall certify/political ends/as sad remains will die." (On the special features of the
Buffy DVDs, Whedon also says in an interview that he called his typewriter "mutant enemy".)
Original end-of-credits logo , Firefly'', and other productions The company's
end-of-credits logo and
mascot is an intentionally poorly animated
vampire monster cartoon figure crossing the screen from right to left and saying, "Grr. Argh." It was drawn and voiced by Whedon himself. In certain episodes of
Buffy the animation was changed: • "
Becoming, Part Two":
Homer Simpson from
The Simpsons says "Oooh, I need a hug". • "
Amends": He wears a Santa hat. • "
Graduation Day, Part Two": He wears a
graduation cap—the image used is a reversed logo from the U.S. national college honor society
Mortar Board. • "
Once More, with Feeling": He sings the line in
falsetto. • "
Storyteller": The monster (overdubbed by cast member
Adam Busch) sings a line from the episode, "We are as Gods". • "
Chosen": He turns and pulls a face at the viewer. The episode "
Bargaining, Part One" references the end-of-credits logo.
Tara gives
Giles a small rubber monster and says "And a monster. Sort of a Sunnydale souvenir, we thought. Grr. Argh." In season seven of
Buffy, there is a species of ancient Vampires called "
Turok-Han" or Ubervamps. They look like more detailed versions of the Mutant Enemy. In the canonical
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 comic books, issue 22 "Swell", on page 10, the slogan for an in-comic fictional product is "Vampy Cat! Grr! Argh! He'll love you to the Santorio Corporation!"
Parodies At the end of the credits of the animated sketch comedy parody show
Robot Chicken, a parody of the Mutant Enemy, Inc. logo appeared with Joss Whedon (guest starring as himself) providing the "Grr... Argh..." As the enemy mutant rips apart the city, the scene cuts to an office where Joss Whedon is playing with dolls and an executive says to him, "Come on Joss, that's why you got kicked off
Wonder Woman."
New end-of-credits logo With
The Nevers, the Mutant Enemy vampire end-credits logo was replaced. The new end-of-credits card features a typewriter, upon which the company's name is affixed as an embossed label maker label. ==Staff==